Free Champagne Bottles
Six cases, maybe more of used Champagne bottles. Cleaned but maybe a little dusty. Contact Judy Pinegar at 916-224-6742.
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Sacramento Drop-off for Alameda County Fair Amateur Wine Competition
You can drop-off your Alameda County Fair Amateur Wine Competition entries at Two Rivers Cider in Sacramento; call to make arrangements at 916 456-1614. Additional entry info at this link.
El Dorado County Fair Homemade Wine and Label Competitions
The El Dorado County Fair along with the El Dorado Home Wine Makers Association, invites entries to their homemade wine and wine label competitions. Wine entries are accepted at the fair office or online from February 17 through March 17. Wine labels are accepted through May 21. Mark Smet from El Dorado Home Wine Makers…
State Fair Home Wine Competition
The California State Fair Home Wine Competition is accepting entries from February 1 – 28, 2025. With over 700 entries, this statewide contest is one of the most popular amongst California home winemakers. See this link for the guidebook and entry details. Entries may be delivered to CalExpo or dropped off at various locations (see…
January 15 Meeting Wine Tasting List
We had a fun time with Eric Danch sharing his central and eastern European wines experiences at the Club’s January 15 meeting. In case you couldn’t write fast enough to capture the wines’ details, we offer Eric’s playlist below. Many thanks to Eric (Danch and Granger) for the wine and stories, and to Judy Pinegar…
Eastern and Central European Wines – January 15 Meeting
January 15 Club Meeting. Come to SHW’s January 15 meeting and learn about wines not commonly seen on retail wine store shelves. The evening’s guest speaker is Eric Danch with Danch and Granger, a company that imports central and eastern European wines. Eric will be sharing the wine making history of this vast area and…
